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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER OF A IR
ASSISTED SPRAYER FOR ORCHARD PESTICIDE APPLICATION
K. G. DHANDE1, RAVI MATHUR 2 & AJAY SHARMA 3
1Associate Professor (FMP), Dr. B. S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India 2 & 3Professor (FMPE), College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering, MPAUT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
ABSTRACT
In air carrier sprayer, spray liquid is carried to the target by air. The volume of air required is equal to the
volume of the tree for effective coverage. The centrifugal fan with a forward curved blade and blower casing was
designed to deliver the air of 3 m3/s for 35 hp tractor operated air assisted sprayer for orchard pesticide application on
Mango orchard. The blade shape, blade inlet and outlet angle and blade inclination angles which have the best
performance were considered. The keeping all other design parameter constant, three centrifugal impeller (fan) with
36, 40 and 44 number of blades was design and developed. The performance of the developed blower was evaluated
tested at five blower speed in laboratory as per AMCA standard to know the best operating parameter for efficient and
economical operation. The best performance was observed for Blower B with 40 blades and was selected for
development of air assisted sprayer.
KEYWORDS: Centrifugal Blower, Blower Speed, Air Discharge, Air Pressure, Casing, Input Power, Blower Efficiency
Received: Jun 16, 2016; Accepted: Jul 01, 2016; Published: Jul 15, 2016; Paper Id.: IJASRAUG201617
INTRODUCTION
The deposition of spray droplets, requirement of air volume in air assisted spraying system and pesticide
application rates are mainly influenced by canopy characteristics, like leaf area index and leaf area density.
The average size of tractor available in India is 35 hp and present spraying systems are not suitable for 35 hp
tractor. Considering the constraints of available power, canopy characteristics, canopy height of mango tree
blanket application is not possible. The suitable alternative will be localized application by air-assisted system
operated by 35 hp tractors. A centrifugal impeller with a forward curved blade impeller was designed for the
required air velocity and volume to be suitable for used on air assisted sprayer for Alphanso Mango trees. Samson
(1987) studied effect of blade number and outlet blade angle on blower performance. The rate of increase of flow
rate decreases as the blade number increase from 24 to 30 still increased in blade number may reduce flow passage
considerably to cause some resistance to the fluid flow. The 1200 outlet blade angle, the reduced flow passing due
to increase blade number to 30 was not affect much incases of the air flow. He also mentioned that selection of
number of blade should be finalized at the cost of input power to the blower as well as discharge. Shah et al.
(2003) carried out assessment of forward and backward curved radial tipped centrifugal fans. They observed that
the pressure head generated by forward curve radial tipped centrifugal fan was higher than that for backward
curved radial tipped centrifugal fan. At 50 % and 75 % damping conditions, efficiencies of backward curved radial
tipped centrifugal fans were 93.9 % and 81 %, while that for forward curved radial tipped centrifugal fan, these
values were 87.5% and 66 % respectively at 2800 rpm.
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rticle International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) ISSN(P): 2250-0057; ISSN(E): 2321-0087 Vol. 6, Issue 4, Aug 2016, 119-130 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.
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There was need to evaluate the performance of designed forward curved blade blower suitable for air assisted
sprayer based on fundamental concepts to know the best operating parameter for efficient and economical operation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Impeller of blower consists of the vanes or blades mounted on the disc. This impeller is mounted on the hub
which in turn is keyed to rotating shaft. The forward curved blade was selected for design as impellers have small and
numerous blades with pronounced curvature and short chord length. The concave blade curvature faces the direction of
rotation. It operates at relatively low speeds and pressure, which permits lighter construction of the impeller. The blower
was designed to deliver the air at the rate of 3 m3/s to be operated by 35 hp tractor at 2250 rpm. Though tractor is of 35 hp,
after accounting for losses, the about 25 hp power is available for driving blower and pump of the air assisted sprayer.
The centrifugal blower’s impeller suitable for localized application of pesticide in mango orchard is designed as the
dimensions obtained are given below and developed impellers are shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Schematic of Diagram of Blade of Impeller
Figure 2: Schematic Diagram of impeller B of Centrifugal blower (40 blades)
The dimensions of designed impeller and casing are presented as below,
Impeller
Type: Centrifugal Impeller with forward curved blades
Inlet diameter: 410 mm
Outlet diameter: 480 mm
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Width of impeller: 230 mm
Material : Stainless steel.
Blades
Blade inlet angle: 14 0
Blade outlet angle: 160 0
Width of blade: 35 mm
Length of blade: 115 mm (on one side) x 2
Number of blades: 36, 40 and 44 (single side)
Material: Stainless steel.
Blower Casing
Maximum diameter: 890 mm
Minimum diameter: 800 mm
Width of casing: 270 mm
Outlet size: 178 mm Ø
Casing Inlet size: 490 mm Ø and 400 mm Ø
Material: Fiber Reinforced plastic (FRP)
Thickness: 6 mm
The centrifugal blower’s casing suitable for localized application of pesticide in mango orchard is designed and
the dimensions obtained are presented Figure 3.
Figure 3: Schematic Diagram of Newly Developed Volute Type Centrifugal Blower Casing
Three impellers A, B, C were fabricated with different number of blades with same diameter. These impellers
were operated in a casing of the same design. Number of blades and blower speeds are prime factors affecting performance
of the blower. Air assisted sprayers and centrifugal blower are operated at 2000 to 2500 rpm as reported by Samson, 1987
and Unhale, 1989. The blade solidity and their spacing affects its performance. Three level of blade number 36, 40 and 44
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were selected for the study. Thus to study the effect of blade number and speed of operation on blower performance
various experiments were conducted. The experiment was conducted in the laboratory at 2050,2150,2250,2350 and 2450
rpm to know air velocity, air discharge, air pressure, power requirement,blower efficiency and performance index.
The various test parameters for laboratory testing of blowers were taken as per AMCA (American Air Control Association)
standard.
Measurement of Flow Parameters
The mean velocity head hm is obtained from the pitot static tube measurements following tangential and log linear
method. According to this method, at test section, cross section of air duct of wind tunnel is divided into four section
having N points, amounting to 4 N observations. Taking V1, V2 VN as the velocities obtained at these different points, the
mean value is given as
Vm = (K √h1 + K √h2+…..+ K √hn)/4 N
K √hm=K √h /4 N
√hm= √h /4 N
Knowing the values of mean velocity Vm and cross sectional area “A” of the test section, the discharge rate ‘Q’
can be given as
Q=A Vm =A K √hm
One centimeter rise of water column amounts to pressure of 98.1 N/sq.m. The dynamic and static heads at test
section are converted into respective pressure as,
Dynamic pressure (Pv) =dynamic head x 98.1, N/m2
Static pressure (Ps) =Static head x 98.1, N/ m2.
Total pressure (Pt) =Pv+Ps, N/ m2
To determine the various output parameters at blower exit, the various losses in wind tunnel was considered.
Loss of pressure between blower outlet and test section is given by
PL = f (L1/Dh+L2/Dh) Pv
Where,
f=friction factor,
L1=length between blower outlet and test section, m
Dh =equivalent hydraulic diameter at blower outlet, m
L2 / Dh in above expression can be calculated by
L2 / Dh=15.04 / [1-26.65 (Y/D)+184.6 (Y/D)]1.83
Where,
Y=thickness of flow straightener, m;
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L2=equivalent length of flow straightner, m;
D=Diameter of test section, m (generally Y/D is 0.005)
Pv=dynamic pressure at test section, N/m2
However, the friction factor f is given by
f=0.14/Re 0.17
And Reynolds’s number is given by
Re =ρa V Dh /µ
Where V =velocity of air, m/s
ρa= desity of air, kg/m3 and
µ = viscosity of air, which is generally taken as 1.85 x 10-5 kg s /m2
The dynamic pressure at blower exit, Pve is given by
Pve=Pv (At ρt /Ae ρe) 2
Where,
At =cross sectional area at test section, m2
Ae=cross sectional area at blower exit, m2
ρt=air density at test section,kg/ m3
ρe=air density at blower exit,kg/ m3
Generally, ρt and ρe are considered equal.
Hence, Pve=Pv(At/Ae)2
The total pressure at blower exit will exceed that of the test section by friction loss. Thus, total pressure is
Pte=Pt+PL
Air velocity at blower exit was calculated from equation of continuity,
Ve=Vt(Dt/De)2
Input power to motor can be found by
P=√3 E I cos φ
Where,
P = input power to motor, watt
E = input voltage to motor, V
I = input current to motor, amp and
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cos φ = power factor.
The efficiency of motor, ηm varies with input load. The output power of motor, Po is given as
Po= P ηm =√3 E I cos φ. ηm
Input Power to Blower is the power of motor minus transmission losses (K).It can be expressed as
Pib=Po(1-K)= ηm √3 E I cos φ (1-K)
Generally the value of K is taken as 0.02. Knowing the discharge rate Q and Total pressure Pte, the output
power can be calculated as ;
Pob= Q Pte
Where,
Pob=output power, watt
Pte = total pressure, N/ m2 and
Q=discharge rate, m3/s
Efficiency of the blower is calculated as,
ηb (%)=output power of blower / input power of blower
= Q Pte / ηm √3 E I cos φ (1-K)
Performance Coefficients is given as,
Power Coefficient, ʎp = Pi/N3 D2
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Laboratory Set Up for testing of Centrifugal Blower and Test Procedure Adopted
All the experiments were conducted following AMCA (American Air Moving and Control Association) standard.
The laboratory test set up consisted of Blower Assembly, Frame to support blower, Wind tunnel assembly as per AMCA
Standard, Prime mover (electric motor), Transmission assembly, Power measuring instruments, Speed measuring
instruments and Temperature and RH measuring instruments. The wind tunnel assembly was fabricated as per AMCA
standard specifications. It consisted of transition section, flow straightener and tunnel. The detail of wind tunnel assembly
for developed blower testing is shown in Figure 4. The traverse points of wind tunnel assembly are shown Figure 5. A
complete set up for testing the performance of the centrifugal blower is shown in Figure 6.
The following procedure was adopted for evaluation of performance of centrifugal blower in the laboratory.
Experiments were conducted as per AMCA standard.
• Impeller A was fitted in casing connected to wind tunnel assembly. Air screen was fixed to the inlet hole of
casing. It was ensured that the direction of rotation was in forward direction.
• With proper combination of chain sprockets of power transmission system, blower speed was fixed to 2050 rpm.
• Pitot tube was fixed at one of point of the twenty traverse points and connected to the manometer.
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• Temperature, RH, dry bulb temperature and wet bulb temperature was recorded at the test location of the
laboratory.
• Electric motor was started and current was stabilized.
• The dynamic head was measured at test section by connecting both end of Pitot tube to the manometer. The static
head at test section was measured by connecting static head section of Pitot tube to the manometer. Another
dynamic head end was kept open to the atmosphere.
• Current and Voltage consumed by the electric motor was measured by Ammeter and Voltmeter.
• The procedure was repeated from step 3 to 7 for all 20 traverse point of wind tunnel.
• The procedure was repeated from3 to 8 for other speed of blower.
• Steps from 1 to 9 were repeated for Impeller B and Impeller C.
• Three replications were conducted for all above experiments.
• Results of the experiments were analyzed.
Figure 4: Details of Wind Tunnel Used For Centrifugal Blower Testing
Figure 5: Traverse Points of Wind Tunnel
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Figure 6: A Complete Laboratory Test Set Up For Testing the Performance of Centrifugal Blower
The results obtained were analyzed statistically to know the effect of number of blades and speed of operation on
and combined effect of number of blades and speed of operation on blower performance significance.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Centrifugal blower with 36 ( A), 40 ( B) and 44 (C) forward curved blades with same diameter and involute
casing design was fabricated for air assisted sprayer. These were tested in the laboratory following AMCA standard and
procedure. The performance parameters of Blower A, B and C at various blower speed are presented in Table 1. The result
indicated that the air velocity at blower exit varied from 97.83 m/s to109.94 m/s from 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm for Blower A,
from 97.27 m/s to 112.84 m/s from 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm for Blower B and from 102.13 m/s to 122.57 m/s from 2050 rpm
to 2450 rpm for Blower C. The air discharge varied from 2.44 m3/s to 2.74 m3/s, 2.42 m3/s to 2.80 m3/s and 2.54 m3/s to
3.05 m3/s from 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm for Blower A, Blower B and Blower C respectively. Both air velocity and air
discharge increased with increased in blower speed due to increased peripheral speed of blade of impeller at blower exit.
Higher air velocity and air discharged was observed for Blower C compared to Blower A and B at five blower speeds
(Figure 7).The percentage increase for Blower A, B and C was 12.32 %, 16.00 % and 20.00 % at 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm
blower speed respectively.
Table 1: Performance of Developed Centrifugal Blower Different Blower Speeds
S.No Performance parameters Blower Speed, rpm
2050 2150 2250 2350 2450 Blower A
1 Mean air velocity, m/s 97.83 100.96 102.76 105.46 109.94 2 Air discharge, m3/s 2.44 2.51 2.55 2.62 2.74 3 Total pressure, N/m2 3282.06 3463.72 3591.22 3787.03 4173.36 4 Input power to blower, kW 11.8 12.53 13.80 15.30 17.88 5 Efficiency of blower, % 67.88 69.3 66.37 64.83 63.92 6 Power coefficient 6.48 6.09 5.59 5.32 5.40
Blower B 1 Mean air velocity, m/s 97.27 102.68 108.43 110.37 112.84 2 Air discharge, m3/s 2.42 2.56 2.70 2.75 2.80 3 Total pressure, N/m2 3234.61 3618.43 4011.28 4165.66 4300.61 4 Input power to blower, kW 11.95 13.08 15.11 16.79 18.40 5 Efficiency of blower, % 65.52 70.79 71.67 68.25 65.43
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Table 1: Contd., 6 Power coefficient 6.31 6.50 6.58 6.15 5.65
Blower C 1 Mean air velocity, m/s 102.13 104.42 111.21 116.84 122.57 2 Air discharge, m3/s 2.54 2.60 2.77 2.90 3.05 3 Total pressure, N/m2 3556.16 3721.60 4209.91 4603.94 5132.08 4 Input power to blower, kW 14.10 14.67 17.27 18.95 23.04 5 Efficiency of blower, % 64.05 65.98 67.50 70.44 67.92 6 Power coefficient 7.34 6.84 7.21 7.15 7.56
RH: 60-70 %, Temperature: 25 -30 0C, Replications: 3
R2 = 0.9509
R2 = 0.9945
R2 = 0.9401
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2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500
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blo
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Blower BBlower CBlower A
Linear (Blower C)
Figure 7: Effect of Blower Speed on Input Power to Blowers
The data indicated that blower total air pressure at blower exit varied from 3282.06 to 4137.36 N/m2, 3234.61 to
4300.61 N/m2 and 3556.16 to 5132.08 N/m2 from blower speed 2050 to 2450 rpm for Blower A, Blower B and Blower C
respectively. The per cent increase for blower A, B and C was 26.05 %, 32.95 % and 44.5 % at 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm
blower speed respectively. This justifies that for the higher pressure head requirement, the forward curved blade centrifugal
blower can be selected.
The result of test indicated that input power to blower varied from 11.80 kW to17.88 kW, 11.95 kW to 18.40 kW
and 14.10 kW to 23.04 kW from 2050 rpm at 2450 rpm for Blower A, B and C respectively. The percentage increase in
input power to Blower A, B and C was 51.52 %, 53.97 % and 63.40 % at 2050 rpm to 2450 rpm blower speed respectively.
The effect of speed on blower efficiency is shown in Figure 7.The results revealed that maximum blower
efficiency of 69.3 % at 2150 rpm and minimum of 63.92 % at 2450 rpm for Blower A, maximum blower efficiency 71.67
% at 2250 rpm and minimum of 65.43 % at 2450 rpm for Blower B and maximum blower efficiency 70.44 % at 2350 rpm
and minimum of 64.05 % at 2450 rpm for Blower C respectively were obtained. Results show that for blower A, the
blower efficiency decreased with increase in blower speed. This may be due to more spacing between blades which causes
frictional losses of the impeller and volumetric losses in lateral gap. This might have reduces the blower efficiency as
blower speed increased. For blower B, as the blower speed increased from 2050 rpm to 2250 rpm, the blower efficiency
increased and thereafter decreased with increase in blower speed. This may be due to decrease in the static pressure at the
tongue of casing as air discharge increased. Further as number of blade increased from 36 to 40, the static pressure
increased when air discharge increased. Similar results were reported by Vibhakar (2012). The blower efficiency of Blower
C increased with increase in blower speed and it was noticed that the maximum efficiency of Blower C was shifted to
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higher blower speed. This may be due to more number of blades in Blower C. As number of blade increases the flow
within the blade get more kinetic energy and reduces the flow separation effect at tongue of casing. Also volute with
smaller outlet create tendency of retardation of flow.
Figure 8 shows the trend of second degree polynomial for blower efficiency. Statistically the value of Coefficient
of determination, R2 was found to be non-significant.
R2 = 0.8394
R2 = 0.8386
R2 = 0.9159
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Blower speed, rpm
Blo
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Figure 8: Effect of Blower on Blower Efficiency of Blowers
The test revealed that maximum and minimum blower efficiency of 69.3 % at 2150 rpm and 63.92 % at 2450 rpm,
71.67 % at 2250 rpm and 65.43 % at 2450 rpm and 70.44 % at 2350 rpm and 64.05 % at 2450 rpm for Blower A, B and C
respectively. This confirms that the forward curved blade centrifugal blower efficiency is lower as compared to 80-95 %
efficiency in backward curved blade (Shah et. al, 2003).
Effect of number of blades and speed of rotation and their interaction on air discharge
Table 2 shows the analysis of variance (ANOVA).It indicate that effect of number of blades and speed of
operation on air discharge by blower is significant at 1 % level of probability. Also combined effect of number of blades
and speed of operation is significant at 1 % level of probability. The mean value indicate mean air discharge of 2.57 m3/s
for blower A, 2.64 m3/s for Blower B and 2.77 m3/s for blower C respectively.
Table 2: ANOVA Table for Effect of Number of Blades and Speed on Air Discharge, M3/S
SN. Source DF SS MS F 1. No of blades(A) 2 0.304253 0.152127 233.642** 2. Blower speed(B) 4 0.895498 0.223874 343.834** 3. A x B 8 0.0844356 0.0105544 16.210** 4. Error 30 0.0195333 0.000651111
A= Number of Blades, B= Speed of rotation of impeller, rpm, CV = 0.9588
** Significant at 1 % level of probability
Effect of Number of Blades and Speed of Rotation and their Interaction on Blower Efficiency
Table 3 shows the result of analysis of variance (ANOVA).It indicate that effect of number of blades and speed of
operation on blower efficiency to blower is significant at 1 % level of probability. Also combined effect of number of
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blades and speed of operation is significant at 1 % level of probability. The mean blower efficiency of 67.09 % for blower
A, 68.05 % for blower B and 67.17 for blower C respectively was observed.
Table 3: ANOVA Table for Effect of Number of Blades and Speed on Blower Efficiency, %
SN. Source DF SS MS F 1. No of blades(a) 2 8.36544 4.18272 67.340** 2. Blower speed(b) 4 27.4321 6.85803 110.412** 3. A x b 8 402.249 50.2812 809.507** 4. Error 30 1.8634 0.0621133
A= Number of Blades, B= Speed of rotation of impeller, rpm, CV = 0.3696
** Significant at 1 % level of probability
Effect of Number of Blades and Speed of Rotation and their Interaction on Power Coefficient
Table 4 shows the result of analysis of variance (ANOVA).It indicate that effect of number of blades and speed of
operation on power coefficient is significant at 1 % level of probability. Also combined effect of number of blades and
speed of operation is significant at 1 % level of probability. The mean power coefficient was 5.78 for blower a, 6.24 for
blower B and 7.22 for Blower C was observed respectively.
Table 4: ANOVA Table for Effect of Number of Blades and Speed on Power Coefficient
SN. SOURCE DF SS MS F 1. No of blades (A) 2 16.3145 8.15726 832.373** 2. Blower speed (B) 4 1.62892 0.40723 41.554** 3. A x B 8 3.77648 0.47206 48.169** 4. Error 30 0.294 0.0098
A= Number of Blades, B= Speed of rotation of impeller, rpm, CV = 1.5441
** Significant at 1 % level of probability
The analysis of results also revealed that Blower B and C follows fan law indicating better performance.
The Blower B gives best design result and are giving at par blower output within available power. The selection of number
of blade should be finalized at the cost of input power to the blower as well as discharge requirement.
CONCLUSIONS
The following conclusions were drawn from performance evaluation of centrifugal blower,
• The air discharge, input power to blower and blower efficiency ranged from 2.42 to 2.80 m3/s, 11.95 kW to 18.40
kW and 65.43 to 71.67 % respectively for blower with 40 blades.
• 2.The mean air discharge of 2.57 m3/s, 2.64 m3/s and 2.77 m3/s, mean blower efficiency of 67.09 %, 68.05 % and
67.17 and mean power coefficient was 5.78, 6.24 and 7.22 for Blower A,B and C respectively were observed.
• As number of blade increased from 36 to 40, the static pressure increased when air discharge increased.
As number of blade increases the flow within the blade get more kinetic energy and reduces the flow separation
effect at tongue of casing.
• Based on the performance of the blowers A, B and C at various blower speeds, statistical analysis of the results
and requirement of the air assisted sprayer, the Blower B was selected for air assisted sprayer to be operated at
2250 rpm which meets requirement.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are thankful to Aspee Agril. Research and Development Foundation, Malad (West), Mumbai, India
for providing all research facility and assistance to carry out the research work of project.
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